A short series of images from Wombarra in the Illawarra, NSW.
Wombarra Headland 2AM-009394
Wombarra Headland 2AM-002817
Wombarra Headland 2AM-009406
Wombarra Headland 2AM-009408
Wombarra Headland 2AM-002847
Wombarra Rock Pool 2AM-009706
Wombarra Rock Pool 2AM-009712
Wombarra Rock Pool 2AM-009725
Cheers.
We have experienced a few dramatic early-summer thunderstorms at our new home over the last few weeks. These scenes are from Kings Beach and Happy Valley, at Caloundra – on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. Some show storms building, others in mid-action, and others of the retreat.
Kings Beach 2AM 3781-3786 stitch
Caloundra 2AM-003731
Caloundra 2AM-003541
Caloundra 2AM-003548
Caloundra 2AM-003700
Caloundra 2AM-003701
Caloundra 2AM-003712
Kings Beach 2AM-003643
Kings Beach 2AM-003646
Kings Beach 2AM-003647
Last week (early December, 2015) we witnessed a wonderful series of lightning storms in the northern Illawarra area of New South Wales, Australia. Surrounded, but not underneath any particular cell, the light and drama at Austinmer and Wombarra was spectacular!
Here is a panorama of one of the lightning storm cells bathing Austinmer Beach in amazing light.
Austinmer 2AM 9850-9852 Panorama © Andrew McInnes
Stormy light over the Pacific, incorporating a little of Keswick House.
Keswick House 2AM 9854-9856 HDR © Andrew McInnes
Just a little further north is the village of Wombarra, from where the following three images were captured.
Wombarra Headland 2AM 9864-9866 Panorama © Andrew McInnes
Wombarra Headland 2AM 9867-9869 Panorama © Andrew McInnes
Wombarra Headland 2AM 9887-9888 stack © Andrew McInnes
The final two images include the Wombarra rock pool.
Wombarra Rock Pool 2AM 9900_9903 stack © Andrew McInnes
Wombarra Rock Pool 2AM 9913-9914 © Andrew McInnes
’twas a wonderfully dramatic sky, with quite the lightning show that was ongoing for quite some time. I hope you enjoyed these images.
Cheers 🙂
A spectacular stop along the Nullarbor Plain and Eyre Peninsula in the very western parts of South Australia- we rested here for a night and enjoyed being surrounded by lightning storms and their associated thumping thunder.
Nullarbor Cliffs 2AM 6514-6517 Panorama © Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.
Nullarbor Cliffs 2AM 6526and6529and6543 stack. © Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.
Nullarbor Cliffs 2AM-006542 © Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.
Nullarbor Cliffs 2AM-006502 © Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.
Nullarbor Cliffs 2AM-006487 © Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.
Nullarbor Cliffs 2AM-006492 © Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.
Nullarbor Cliffs 2AM-006495 © Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.
All images in this post are from a very brief (overnight) stop in Broome and its immediate surrounds. A town full of history, gorgeous scenery, and the fabled Cable Beach.
A glorious storm building over Cable Beach, Broome – Western Australia. In addition to the much needed rainfall, this storm did wonders ameliorating the hot conditions on that day. © 2014 Andrew McInnes
A portion of Cable Beach. © 2014 Andrew McInnes
Pioneer Cemetery, overlooking the bay. © 2014 Andrew McInnes
Pioneer Cemetery, overlooking the bay. © 2014 Andrew McInnes
Mangroves on Roebuck Bay. © 2014 Andrew McInnes
Mangroves on Roebuck Bay. © 2014 Andrew McInnes
Patterns by a sand bubbler crab. © 2014 Andrew McInnes
Sun Pictures (Sun Picture Gardens) is reportedly the world’s oldest picture garden still in operation.
Sun Pictures. © 2014 Andrew McInnes.
Sun Pictures. © 2014 Andrew McInnes.
Sun Pictures. © 2014 Andrew McInnes.
Another glorious dusk as I departed Broome.
Highway at dusk. © 2014 Andrew McInnes.
Andrew McInnes Photography 